Meaning of 巧舌如簧
巧舌如簧 means a glib/silver tongue; having a tongue as smooth as a reed; to be a smooth talker. Pronounced qiǎo shé rú huáng.
- a glib/silver tongue; having a tongue as smooth as a reed; to be a smooth talker
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
qiǎo巧
shé舌
rú如
huáng簧
，
bǎ把
zé责
rèn任
tuī推
dé得
yī一
gān干
èr二
jìng净
。
With his silver tongue, he shirked all responsibility entirely.
Miàn面
duì对
rú如
cǐ此
tiě铁
zhèng证
，
rèn任
tā他
qiǎo巧
shé舌
rú如
huáng簧
yě也
wú无
fǎ法
jiǎo狡
biàn辩
。
Faced with such irrefutable evidence, not even his glib tongue could argue it away.
Zhè这
ge个
tuī推
xiāo销
yuán员
qiǎo巧
shé舌
rú如
huáng簧
，
chà差
diǎn点
ràng让
wǒ我
mǎi买
xià下
bù不
xū需
yào要
de的
dōng东
xi西
。
The salesman was so smooth-talking that he nearly got me to buy something I didn't need.
Lǜ律
shī师
zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
qiǎo巧
shé舌
rú如
huáng簧
，
jié竭
lì力
wèi为
wěi委
tuō托
rén人
biàn辩
hù护
。
The lawyer was eloquent in court, vigorously defending his client.